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cliff. how would you describe your temperature, your feeling that there will be some kind of accommodation and a deal even on the tax and spending and sequester side or both? >> good morning. glad to be with you and give you my perspective on where we are. to the beginning of your question, i often say one i am giving remarks that -- people in the same group, no matter how ponce and they are, people -- no matter how partis and they are, people will say two things. i want you to go to washington and stand on your principal. i want you to fight for us. i say, i will. someone else will get up and say, i want you to compromise and find the middle ground and get things done. this is the 10th time this just happen to me. i say, that is exactly what they hired me to do, to figure out how we do both of those things. it is our job as representatives in congress, to fight for our values and the principles we believe in and still can something done. that is where we are right now. the divide we are fac
cliff. how would you describe your temperature, your feeling that there will be some kind of accommodation and a deal even on the tax and spending and sequester side or both? >> good morning. glad to be with you and give you my perspective on where we are. to the beginning of your question, i often say one i am giving remarks that -- people in the same group, no matter how ponce and they are, people -- no matter how partis and they are, people will say two things. i want you to go to...
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cliff that deals with this fiscal cliff. how irresponsible is that? what that means to americans and people all across the country is that instead of starting this year by people showing the courage to solve this problem, we will move this into next year, and what that means is the first quarter, the first six months of this next year, will be met with hand-to- hand combat as we deal with issues everyone knows has to be dealt with. what that really means to our citizens and citizens around the world is our economy is not going to be what it could have been. the quality of life for americans is not on to be what it should have been because we have not acted in a way that is proper, we are not carrying out the duties that we were hired to carry out. >> i am not even sure there is a question, but your proposal is over a 10-year period. yet a trillion-dollar increase in the debt ceiling will not even last a year. at best. >> right. >> do you know whatever you propose cuts to medicare that everybody gets out of this -- [indiscern
cliff that deals with this fiscal cliff. how irresponsible is that? what that means to americans and people all across the country is that instead of starting this year by people showing the courage to solve this problem, we will move this into next year, and what that means is the first quarter, the first six months of this next year, will be met with hand-to- hand combat as we deal with issues everyone knows has to be dealt with. what that really means to our citizens and citizens around the...
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. >> next, we will continue looking at the fiscal cliff negotiations and how americans would be affected if congress and the white house don't reach a deal. our guest is joseph rosenberg with the tax policy center, followed by a discussion on
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i do think getting over the fiscal cliff, the deal getting closer to balance the budget is still very important. i do hope because of the discussion that tax reform is something that is taken seriously for this year. i think that is well overdue. there is not time to do it before december 31. it will give businesses a lot of assurances that the government is paying attention to what they are saying. >> you should tell barack obama to find a jim baker. >> think about each time we have reached a crisis point in our country there's been an institutional response to it. we created a central bank. that has proved to be enormous for the past five years and important for years before that. post-world war ii, we create a system and the department of homeland security. i wonder if there's not an institutional -- >> some did not work as well as others. >> that is exactly right. it reflects our values and the focus of the government. we should have a department of homeland prosperity. we need somebody other than the president to think about american competitiveness. something we've taken for gra
i do think getting over the fiscal cliff, the deal getting closer to balance the budget is still very important. i do hope because of the discussion that tax reform is something that is taken seriously for this year. i think that is well overdue. there is not time to do it before december 31. it will give businesses a lot of assurances that the government is paying attention to what they are saying. >> you should tell barack obama to find a jim baker. >> think about each time we...
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since then bowles had about as much savings if he went over the fiscal cliff. the sequester is an irresponsible way to deal with cuts weathered defense or non- defense because it is across the board. in terms of the magnitude of defense savings i think $5 billion cuts is excess of. i do think there are additional savings to be made a in defense. the chairman has said another $100 billion, others have made good arguments for how you can do a little bit -- the main issue is what is the military strategy. the reality is we are doing lots of things that enter the military that are still looking toward the cold war strategy. we need to focus on what our strategy is for this century and a line resources that way. >> you played paul ryan during the vice-presidential debate. you perhaps know the budget plan almost as well as paul ryan. what can you say about the plan knowing you were critical of it, you have opposed it. what could the basis between the middle ground? is there anything you see as a seed for compromise? anything you could negotiate with republicans? >> t
since then bowles had about as much savings if he went over the fiscal cliff. the sequester is an irresponsible way to deal with cuts weathered defense or non- defense because it is across the board. in terms of the magnitude of defense savings i think $5 billion cuts is excess of. i do think there are additional savings to be made a in defense. the chairman has said another $100 billion, others have made good arguments for how you can do a little bit -- the main issue is what is the military...
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cliff negotiations and how americans will be affected if the deadline pass without a deal. followed by a look at presidential campaigning and the influence of the legislator college with the author of the "rise of the presidential campaign." and an update with the sandy relief bill making its way through congress. "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> we started to get worried in the summer and the fall of 1774. the british were reporting to the crown that the colonists are trying to get ammunition and muskets and cannons. this is after the british sent war troops to boston. it was clear that they were pulling together ammunition maybe they did not entind to use it. that was a big debate. in 1774, basically, prohibited british ships from taking ammunition and everything to the colonies unless it was sanctioned. so they were very alert to this. as soon as the colonies found out about the council prohibiting ammunition from being sent to the colonies in new hampshire and rhode island militias took over the forts and took over the ammunition. so everybody new
cliff negotiations and how americans will be affected if the deadline pass without a deal. followed by a look at presidential campaigning and the influence of the legislator college with the author of the "rise of the presidential campaign." and an update with the sandy relief bill making its way through congress. "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> we started to get worried in the summer and the fall of 1774. the british were reporting to the crown...
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oklahoma congressman tom cole discusses the fiscal cliff negotiations and agrees with suggestions they should join president obama to extend the tax rates for the highest income earners the law professor john buckley looks at the history of the tax, plus your e-mails, phone calls, and tweets. in a few moments, a forum on energy security. in a little less than an hour and a half, 20 years since russia and the u.s. agreed to secure and nuclear weapons in the former soviet states, and a look at proposals but could be negotiations over the fiscal cliff. >> we are at the new york state museum. this is dedicated to the history of september 11 and the attacks at the world trade center. we have established the gallery to tell the story of the first moments of the attack using photographs from the world trade center site. there is a piece of steel. we put it in a place where the public can come and touch it. it gives a tangible experience. this is a piece of steel from the north towers. this is a dramatically bent piece of steel. this is within 10 floors of the impact, and you can see the openi
oklahoma congressman tom cole discusses the fiscal cliff negotiations and agrees with suggestions they should join president obama to extend the tax rates for the highest income earners the law professor john buckley looks at the history of the tax, plus your e-mails, phone calls, and tweets. in a few moments, a forum on energy security. in a little less than an hour and a half, 20 years since russia and the u.s. agreed to secure and nuclear weapons in the former soviet states, and a look at...
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to avert the fiscal cliff. he spoke at the brookings institution in washington for about an hour. >> the afternoon. my name is glenn hutchins. i'm the vice chairman of perkins. >> there is no doubt that bob is an extraordinarily successful business executive. under his leadership, the bell units -- the value of perkins has increased. revenue has gone up. cash flow has gone up from -$800 million per year. he has taken them from the knees market in the united states and made it one of the most important global markets. those are very straightforward facts. he has a track record to be proud of. the market he has built however, is the reason why we have asked him to be here today. the nasdaq stock market has 32 companies around the world. lista great strength is to the world's most important technology companies and almost all important technology companies in modern america started out on the nasdaq. during my business and -- business career, nasdaq has been the venue for a successful growing company to get the ca
to avert the fiscal cliff. he spoke at the brookings institution in washington for about an hour. >> the afternoon. my name is glenn hutchins. i'm the vice chairman of perkins. >> there is no doubt that bob is an extraordinarily successful business executive. under his leadership, the bell units -- the value of perkins has increased. revenue has gone up. cash flow has gone up from -$800 million per year. he has taken them from the knees market in the united states and made it one of...
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right here. >> my understanding is the fiscal cliff would not completely eliminate the deficit in 2013 and if it did not, we're going to hit the debt ceiling that year at some point. later on but at some point in which case it brings back the dynamics of the republicans negotiating over another extension. we did not comment on that a whole lot. i was wondering your thoughts and whether the democrats are prepared to watch the republicans tried to drive the country over that muchier a cliff. >> you are sming the lost so you get to go. >> after you. >> i like your smile better. >> i have no idea. i hope that the republicans to think it is a good idea to fuss with the debt ceiling will mature a bit over the years and have learned something from their experiences in the past, that is not a good way to enforce any kind of economic or budget discipline. you are dealing with the full faith and credit of the united states. nobody should want to see that even threatened. >> if and when there is an initial bipartisan from work a deal, whether it be as we all hope, in december, whether it is janua
right here. >> my understanding is the fiscal cliff would not completely eliminate the deficit in 2013 and if it did not, we're going to hit the debt ceiling that year at some point. later on but at some point in which case it brings back the dynamics of the republicans negotiating over another extension. we did not comment on that a whole lot. i was wondering your thoughts and whether the democrats are prepared to watch the republicans tried to drive the country over that muchier a...
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he talked about president obama's reelection, the war in iraq, and the fiscal cliff. this is one hour and 10 minutes. for more information about the national press club, a visit our web site, www.press.org. to donate to the program through our national institutes, please visit press.org/institute. on behalf of our members, i would like to welcome our speaker and those of you attending today. our table includes guest of our speaker and working journalists who are members of the press club. if you hear applause, we would note that members of the general public are attending. it is not necessarily a lack of journalistic conductivity. i would also like to welcome our c-span and public radio audiences. our lunches are also featured on our weekly podcaster on the national press club. you can also follow on twitter using #npclunch. i will ask as many questions as time permits. now i would like to introduce our guest and i would ask of you to stand is your name is announced. from your right, michael phelps, publisher and ceo of the washington examiner. doris, president and ed
he talked about president obama's reelection, the war in iraq, and the fiscal cliff. this is one hour and 10 minutes. for more information about the national press club, a visit our web site, www.press.org. to donate to the program through our national institutes, please visit press.org/institute. on behalf of our members, i would like to welcome our speaker and those of you attending today. our table includes guest of our speaker and working journalists who are members of the press club. if...
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cliff. house republicans have said this is something they want to come out of these negotiations. congressional democrats, one of the top senators, has said we are not on board with it. it is difficult to see where that issue lands. what that will mean even chile is moving the age up to 67 -- will mean eventually is moving the age up to 67. host: the issue of spending, a large majority goes to these programs, medicare and medicaid, social security. speaker boehner was speaking about that yesterday. >> i am not concerned about my job. i am concerned about doing the right thing for our kids and grandkids. if we do not fix this spending problem, their future is going to be rather bleak. host: this doc fix will cost potentially $25 billion. where is the debate heading? guest: it is heading into the holiday season as there seems to be an impasse between the two political parties. most expect to see changes are cuts -- or cuts. moving the eligibility age to age 67 is one of the big changes they ha
cliff. house republicans have said this is something they want to come out of these negotiations. congressional democrats, one of the top senators, has said we are not on board with it. it is difficult to see where that issue lands. what that will mean even chile is moving the age up to 67 -- will mean eventually is moving the age up to 67. host: the issue of spending, a large majority goes to these programs, medicare and medicaid, social security. speaker boehner was speaking about that...
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avoid the fiscal cliff. obama told harry hreid talk about the fiscal cliff before a series of automatic spending cuts go in the place and the bush era tax cuts expire. they will also meet with a group of ceo's later this week. we take you to the august 2011 senate debate on raising the debt ceiling and reducing the federal deficit. comments>> i come here at thist with no real joy. what we put the american people through a lot in the last several months, we ask them to follow us a long as we discussed this idea. i say there is never joy for me to be here today. in my view, that we have failed to do either one. there are no substantial reductions in spending. there are no significant changes in the way the washington, d.c., does business. mr. president, this country need certainty. we need to raise the debt ceiling. there needs to be certainty. it would be irresponsible for us not to raise the debt ceiling, but i have said all along it would be equally as irresponsible if we raise the debt ceiling without meet
avoid the fiscal cliff. obama told harry hreid talk about the fiscal cliff before a series of automatic spending cuts go in the place and the bush era tax cuts expire. they will also meet with a group of ceo's later this week. we take you to the august 2011 senate debate on raising the debt ceiling and reducing the federal deficit. comments>> i come here at thist with no real joy. what we put the american people through a lot in the last several months, we ask them to follow us a long as...
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to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. they spoke on the senate floor after a meeting with the white house with president obama and leaders from the house. >> what the plan is that everyone knows we have been to the white house, we have had a constructive meeting. we certainly hope that something positive will come from that. the republican leader and i and our staffs are working to see what we can come up with. we should not take a long time to do that. i think it would be to everybody's interest if we were not in session tomorrow. my plan to comment at 1:00, we have an hour on our previous agreement that we have. there is an hour of debate on that, we have a vote. we have another vote that has been set up, that is a simple majority. that you are talking about sunday? >> yes. >> we will probably start those votes a little after 2:00. and then for us, we will have another caucus. hopefully by that time, we will have made a determination whether we can do something on the floor in addition to what we have just talked about.
to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. they spoke on the senate floor after a meeting with the white house with president obama and leaders from the house. >> what the plan is that everyone knows we have been to the white house, we have had a constructive meeting. we certainly hope that something positive will come from that. the republican leader and i and our staffs are working to see what we can come up with. we should not take a long time to do that. i think it would be to everybody's...
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host: we have been covering a lot of the fiscal cliff negotiations, what has been happening on the hill. we just heard from the white house, from president obama. you can go to our special page of the season and website, hamas -- our cspan website, c- span.org/fiscalcliff. we are taking your phone calls. we want to see what to think about the remarks from the president and what has been happening on capitol hill. the numbers are on your screen. we go to arizona, the republicans line. caller: i think what is happening is that these congressmen, no matter whether republican or democrat, have been elected to fix this country, and they forget that is what they have an elected to do. they get there, and they get themselves in a fix because the promise so much to everybody who has been in their campaigns and that they forget that they really have a country that has them on its knees for the past decade or two. host: why would you have them do, if you could tell them a prescription for how to handle this? caller: i would lock them up and tell them who could not go home for christmas. i would g
host: we have been covering a lot of the fiscal cliff negotiations, what has been happening on the hill. we just heard from the white house, from president obama. you can go to our special page of the season and website, hamas -- our cspan website, c- span.org/fiscalcliff. we are taking your phone calls. we want to see what to think about the remarks from the president and what has been happening on capitol hill. the numbers are on your screen. we go to arizona, the republicans line. caller: i...
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the fiscal cliff is near. what should happen in the lame- duck session to address that spending cuts and tax hike? what would you give up to make such a deal happen? >> you both have a minute to respond. >> we need a balanced approach and to telegraph that we will be serious about this. i took a backseat to nobody. i was part of the 1993 budget deal which led not only 21 million private sector net jobs increase, it also led to the largest budgets up -- budget surplus in american history. what happened after that? the iraq war. i posted. medicare privatization to the drug companies, i opposed it. >> what did happen in these next few months to adjust this problem? >> i think you follow the same tenants. do i get a minute here? he interrupted me. fair enough. i will answer quickly than. a balanced approach. i took a back to note -- and nobody a in work on the balanced budget. >> mr. mandel, you have a minute. >> again, washington speak in a journalist called mnemonic. -- and a journalists called him on it. he ran
the fiscal cliff is near. what should happen in the lame- duck session to address that spending cuts and tax hike? what would you give up to make such a deal happen? >> you both have a minute to respond. >> we need a balanced approach and to telegraph that we will be serious about this. i took a backseat to nobody. i was part of the 1993 budget deal which led not only 21 million private sector net jobs increase, it also led to the largest budgets up -- budget surplus in american...
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cliff. because if we want, if the want to come together around a balanced and bipartisan and deficit-reduction deal, the american people expect and deserve, something is going to have to change. today i want to talk the addition, the values, and priorities that drives my approach to tackling our challenges, and i will contrast that with what i see as the shortsighted and deeply flawed isn't that has been dominated the republican party. i will run to help these visions played out in the specifics of the supercommittee negotiations and the recent budget debate, and then i will lay out how i see a pat ford as we now head toward the end of the year. my approach to this issue starts with my own family. it starts with the story that probably is not so different from stories told by families across the country. i was born and raised in a in washington. my father ran a store on main street, and everybody helped out. my family was not rich, but we never felt deprived in any way. when i turned 15, thi
cliff. because if we want, if the want to come together around a balanced and bipartisan and deficit-reduction deal, the american people expect and deserve, something is going to have to change. today i want to talk the addition, the values, and priorities that drives my approach to tackling our challenges, and i will contrast that with what i see as the shortsighted and deeply flawed isn't that has been dominated the republican party. i will run to help these visions played out in the...